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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
John sherman Talks Again.

Senator Sherman has had himself in
terviewed again, He was interviewed
less than two weeks ago by tho Cincin-
natl Enquirer, which wanted him to cX-
plain the difference between his Nash
VILE conciliation speech and his Spring
field bloody shirt speech, and now he
has been interviewed by the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette in orGcr to explain
the explanation. He still refuses to see
any Inconsistency between the two
speeches, although he admits that the
Springfield speech was impolitic. Every
word in it, ho says, is literally true OK
copt, perhaps, the statement that there
is not an intelligent man in this broad
land of either party who does not know
that Mr. Cleveland is now President of
the United States by virtue of crimes
against the elective franchise He ad-
mits that this may be too broad, but
upon careful analysis he does not see
how he coutd modify it if fair force is
given to the word ''intelhgent." He
concludes the interview by saying: 81
cannot sec any reason why the Confed-
crate cause, which was externally wrong,
but bravcly and honestly fought out,
should be loaded down with the infamy
of crimes which required no courage,
committed long since the war, by poll
tlcians alone, for political power and for
the benefit of the Democratic party. |
can find some excuse for these atrocities
in the strong prejudice of caste and race
in the South, growing out of centuries
of slavery, but can find no excuse for
any man OF any party in the North who
is willing to submit to have his political
power controlled and overthrow by
such means" The conversation as re.
ported gives the impression that Mr.
Sherman wrote the questions as well rs
the answers
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
THOSE BATTLE-FLAGS.
Some Facts About the Captured Banners.
The History OF the Confederate Flag.

Some Facts About the Captured Banners
The History OF the Confederate Flag.
Washington Letter to the New York rimcs)
When the captured Union flags were
found at Richmond, there were also with
the rebel archives sent up to Washing
ton collection of designs for Confed-
crate flag. With the devices were letters
explaining their meaning But in all,
over 200, there were not above half II
dozen devices without the stars. The
arrangement of the stars made infinite
variety, but through all, the mullet or
ve.pointed star was retained, showing
that, dcsirous as tho Confcdcratcs were
to get flag unlike the "yankce" en-
blem, the old feeling could not shake off
attachment to the stars. And IN almost
every letter with q device for the flag,
reference is made to retaining the stars,
though sometimes ignoring the stripes.
One Confederate wrote: 'Lct the YAM
KEGS keep their ridiculous tune Of 'Yan-
keo Doodle, but by all that is sacrcd do
not let them monopolizc the stars and
IL stripes. You have fought we'll un-
der our glorious banner; could You fight
as well under another? Never! Change
it, improve it, alter it rs you will, but
for Heavens sake keep the stars and
stripes"
Another said; "Do not give up the
stars and stripes to the North. 1t is
ours as fully as it is theirs. Keep
the stripes, keep the azure field, and II
star for each sovereignty in the constel-
lation, and then distinguish it by a red
cross (the Southern cross cutting the
stripes at right angles. The songs
of nation and its flag have prodigions
moral influence.
One Confederate alone wrote against
the stars and in favor of the stripes. He
said: 81 don't like the cross. 1t is sig.
niticant of Catholic rule and had too
much to do with the machinery of the
dark ages The old stars must, / think,
be abandoned. They belong to the
night, and besides the North will keep
them. 1t is nothing with u.s. Let there
be seven stripes, one for each of the
original States, as the thirteen were for
the original States of the old Confedera-
cy. Let them be vertical instead of
| horizontal.
One writing wholly in favor of the
stars, sent his advice and said: "We still
have 'star-spangled banner which is
dear to the people from old associations,
and we can afford to let the Yankees
keep the stripes. We are entitled to a
'star-spangled banner, because tho best
poetry in honor Of it was composed by
a Southern man, and the incident which
occasioned its composition occurred on
Southern soil and reflected honor on
Southern soldiers"
The committee of the provisional gov
ernment in their report on flag and
seal for adoption, confessed they were
not 80 much attached to the old flag, and
declared it would be inappropriate to
"retain the flag of the government from
which we have withdrawn" The design
recommended by tho committee and
adopted by the provisional government
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

was known aS the "StarS and Bars. The
Union blue in the corner had circle of
seven white stars, to represent the seven
original seeding States. The rest OF
the flag showed three bars, red, white
and blue. In 1862 the Confederate gov
ornment as one evidence of absolute
severance from the United States, de-
cided on now flag This was the
Southern cross, finally adopted by the
Confederate Congress in 1868, and fa-
vored by General Bcauregard. 1t was
first, however, General Joseph f.. Johu-
ston's battle-tlag, he having selected the
blue Spnnglcd ssltiur upon red field as
his battle ensign. 1t did not please the
klchmond Examiner, IL which it was
described as Il cred field bestraddled with
a long-lcSgcd white cross" Probably
the confusion of the Rebel and Union
colors at the first battle of Manassas led
to giving up the 'stars and bars" by the
former.
On looking over the flags in the war
building | find most Of the Confederate
flags of the Southern Cross device-rcd
field and blue cross having thirteen
stars. Now and then one shows but
eleven stars, or eight. One has fifteen
stars. a printed catalogue Of these flags
when they were on exhibition in the
ordnance museum gives the number
placed there at 30. The history Of $40
IN this catalogue is brief and ends the
list. "No. 5lO-Rebcl battle flag,
brought from Richmond by Master Tai
Lincoln. President Lincoln's Youngest
son was lad of twelve years when he
went with his father on the memorable
visit to City Point, where General Grant
h" his headquarters.
The ordinance museum remains in
ndsor's building. Will the flags be
returned there, and placed where the
public may see them again? / am told
that some time ago the secretary Of war,
then General Bolknap, wished to have
the Confederate flags sent to West
Point and put in the museum there.
Strong objection was made on the ground
that this would tend to keep alive I'M
pleasant feelings between the cadets
from the two sections, in eXutation on
the one side and regret on the other.
Adjutant General Townsend contcndcd
that the proper place Tor the flags was
here III the war department building.
10 return them to tho south would, he
declared, when that suggestion once
came up, be Il direct recognition Of the
rights OF the rcbc!lious organizations.
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dlgnitied with the name. Mounting Il
mule he joined tho two and undertook
tho duty demanded Of him. 1t was hard
work for mo to drag information from
the stolid follow; but / learned that
whilo one of the night riders talked non
sense all tho time the other said little,
and that little was given to cursing his
broken leg and somebody for not put
ting out the lights.
The light business took hold of my
mind with fascinating tcnacity that !
could not shake off. AS / worked it out
it seemed to me key to the mystery
that enveloped all the work of the assas-
sin on that terrible night, but ! could
not manage the testimony. What light
was that which should have been cxtin-
guishcd and was not? The dctor may
have been haunted with Othello's solilo-
quy, where he says before Desdomona s
death, "put out the light and then put
out the light" But it gave no satisfac-
tory solution to the surmiscs.
Years after, while telling the late
Richard Mcrrick Of this mystery, the
eyes of that eloquent and able advocate
frightened. When L ended he said,
"4our negro gave you the key" The
true story of that awful crime came to
me in my capacity as q lawyer. Booth,
the assassin, who put an end to the life
not only of an able, kind hearted man,
but OF all the hopes which the South had
of an honorable and peaceful settlement
IN the way of reconstruction, had ar
ranged with an accomplicc to turn of
the gas from the theatre whom he (the
accomplico) heard tho report of the
pistol. This would have plunged the
theatre into midnight darkness, and in
the terrible fright and confusion the
assassin would have escaped detection.
The fellow relied on, smittcn with con
triton at the cnormity Of the crime or
by fear, failed his chief and fled. In
stead of quietly gaining his horse, and
as quietly riding away undctccted and
unsupported, he had to face the audience
III the full glare of the footlights and
rldo desperately, well knowing that the
foot OF Justice was on his path
The lights were not cXtinguishcd.
The desperate murderer, III his hasty
flight from the box, caught his spur in
the flag of our Union that drnped the
box, fell, broke his ankle and rode down
to death. The plot was clearly planned
and ono can imagine the tumultuous
flight OF that crowd, i'll the darkness that
was 10 nave followed the CRIME. And
one can realize the desperation and
agony of Booth rs he rode off into the
midnight, well knowing that he was re-
cognized and that there was no spot on
earth i'll which lie could find hiding and
safety, even had not his broken leg de-
privcd him of every advantage The
fatal mark of Cain had boon imprinted
on him in the full glare of his familiar
footlights, and that retribution which
dogs tho steps Of crime was but a qucs-
ton of time.
The murder occurred on the night OF
Good Friday, and had our good and
greatest of Presidents paused to rcmom-
ber for moment the belief of great
majority OF Christian humanity, he
would not have been exposed to the
cruelty of the assassin. But "God reigns
and the government still lives"
Don PLATE
Mac-o-chcc, Ohio, March u, 1887.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
The Cotton Movement.

From the New York Financial Chron-
icle's cotton article the following figures
are gathered relative to the movement OF
the staple during the past week
The total receipts reached 1864 bales,
against 3, ,5l9 bales last week, 1902 bales
the previous week, and 1893 bales three
weeks since; making the total receipts
since the lst September, 1886, 5,187, lS2
bales, against 5, PAT, 1913 bales for the same
period OF 1856, showing decrease since
September /, 1856, of COOL bales.
The exports for the week reach totai
of 10,072 bales, of which 1886 were to
Great Britain, 800 to France, and ), ,181
to the rest of the continent.
The imports into continental ports
during the week were $4,000 bales
These figures indicate decrease in the
cotton in sight of 70, 795 bales as com.
pared with the same date of 1886, and
decrease OF 50,037 bales as compared
with the corresponding date OF 1885.
The receipts from the plantations,
being the actual movement, not includ.
ing the overland receipts nor Southern
consumption, of cotton that reached the
market through the outports for the
week were only l,523 bales. The tota
receipts since the lst of September art
8, ,184, 374 bales.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

ymE NuMnER Of destructive fires during
the present month has been unusually
large. Statistics covering period of
ten years show that Decemhcr is the
worst month for fires, and that March
comes next juno IS the safest month,
having comparatively few fires, with
light losses. The proportion of incen-
dlarism in the South is u per cent.
February always shows fewer criminal
fires than January, but April shows more
than March, and May more than April.
June is an 'Sotf month";" and fires do not
rage in July, but in August and Septem-
Der the incendiary seems to wake up. In
October aud November he puts in some
good work, and takes little recreation
in December. 1t seems to be settled
that the hope of getting insurance money
is not the chief motive of acts of incendi.
arisG. Most Of these acts are readily
attributable to private grudGo, business
rivalry, mischievous intent, jealousy,
malice, religious intolerance, labor trorl-
bIcs, etc. Last year there were Is, ,222
fires in the United States, causing the
destruction of property, real and per
sonal, of the value OF $I04, ,94 ,750. The
unusual proportion of summer fires ur
to this point in the season suggests The
apprehension that the losses Of the pre-
sent year will considerably exceed those
of 1886
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
"ILo,e Her Beuer Than Life. :"

Well then, why don't you do something
TO bring back the roses TO her checks and
the light to her eycs2 Don't you sec she is
suffering from nervous debility, the result
of female weakness? A bottle of DIR.
Picrce's 'Fayoritc Prescription" will
brighten those pale checks and send new
life through that wasting form If you
love her, take heed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

ALI of the best makes. $50 cash and
balance November l, at spot cash prices
on Piano, $40 cash and balance No
yember l, at spot cash prices on an
Organ. Delivered, freight free, at your
nearest depot Fifteen days test trial
and freight both ways if not satisfactory.
Write for circulars.
N. W. TRUMP,
= Columbia, IS. O,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

If you have catarrh, use the surest RENE.
dy--Dr. Sage's.
The surest way for sweet girl graduates
to get into print Is TO wear calico dresses
on commencement day
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
THE ASSASSlNATlON OF PRESIDENT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Andrew johnson and Mrs. Surratt--Now
Regard for Religion Might Have Saved
I.inrnln
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

Agricultural implement works 6, brick
works IL, bridge works !, car shops 2,
congresses &, cotton and woollen mills
II, electric light works 4, foundries and
machine shops 4, furnaces 4, fertilizer
works 6, flour mills ] gas works 5, grist
mills |, ice factories 2, lime and cement
works 5, mines and Quarries %, oil mills
., railroads 9, rolling mills l, street rail-
ways 10, water works 7, wood works IL,
miscellaneous 80.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

Agricultural Implement factories +,
brick works l, brikge works l, cigar and
tobacco factories 3, congresses !, cotton
and woollen mills 4, distillcries /, cleo
trio light works 5, flour mills 6, furnaces
III, foundries and machine works l, gas
works 4, mines and quarries &c. natural
gas and oil companies 2, pottories 1,
railroads lG, rolling mills 2, steel works
,, street railways Z, water works 7, wood
working establishments 8, miscellaneous
80.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

Agricultural implement works 2, brick
works II, cigar and tobacco factories 2,
cotton and woollep mills 3, electric light
works 5, foundries and machine shops
II, furnaces Z, flour mills 6, gas works
., grist mills 2, ice factories 6, lime and
cement works ], mines and quarries 33,
natural gas and oil companies II, oil
mills :, railroads II, rolling mills l, steel
works |, street railways 10, smelters 3.
wire works 4, water works 8, wood works.
10, miscellaneous 80.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06

Brick works 2, car shops 5, cotton
factories 4, congresses 4, distilleries l,
foundries and machine shops 5, flour
mills Z, furnaces 2, gas works l, grist
mills /, ice factories 3, limo and cement
works l, mines and quarries 81, oil mills
3, railroads 20, rolling mills l, stamp
mills and smelter 10, street railways 5,
water works |, wood working establish
mcntS %, miscellaneous is.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-01
Excursion Rates wiped Out.

The st. Paul and Minneapolis Passenger
association held an adjourned meeting at
the union depot, st. Paul, all the roads OF
the association being represented except
the Chicago, Burlington Il Northern, Mr..
Keny on being cut OF town. The results Of
the meeting are that all land explorers
tickets and all excursion tickets to Florida
and Southern points will be withdrawn
April 1. Emigrant rates are abolished and
made second. class. All second-class tick
cts to points west, where the first class
is less than $40 are withdrawn;
that is. SO is the minimum price OF any
second-class ticket. This will preclude any
second-ciass fares on the Northern Pacific
to points east OF Casselton, and although
the Manitoba is not in the association it
is supposed that the same rule will be
adopted on that road. Excursion rates
were fixed over the Northern Pacific to
Portland ard return at $50, to Tacoma
and return 500, to Victoria and return
$1O5, tickets to be good for six months
and for thirty days on either trip. Brule
was ordered inserted in the rate sheet.
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NEWS.
THE D MURDER
rhe TrIal Of Aron.dorf At sionx cltr.

.
On the gath, the work of empaneling
Shc jury was completed. The jurors are:
C. NJ. Goss, John Madden, John Adair,
C. c. Bartlett, Z. f. Webster, w. II. Ben.
nett, Dohnis Murphy, Thomas Riley,
Thomas Frazier, David Keller, John
O'Connor and John d. Cornell.
John Adair is the only resident OF the
city. IN adjournment was taken until 2
O'Clock, at which time H. J. Taylor opened
the case or the part OF the state. After
reading the indictment the council briefly
recOunted the efforts made in this court
room last summer by the law and order
league to close Illegal liquor traffic by in.
junction proceedings, which eliminated in
the murder OF DR.. Haddock ON the night OF
Aug. 3.
The deceased was a prominent witness
against and prosecutor OF saloons. Arans-
dorf was "A member Of the saloonkeepers'
organization. An extra session of that
organization was held Monday afternoon,
Aug. 2. Evidence will show that Arens-
dorf was present. Treiber, one Of the con.
sp~irators, now in foreign lands, said he
had two Germans who for pay would whip
the prosecuting witnesses. Arensdorf re-
marked that there was $500 in the treas.
ury to pay for the work. 1--WE ought to
blow up Haddock's house OF burn it down.
The brewers nave too much interest at
stake TO allow Ghe5e tellO VS. to 60 on"
Counsel then described the incident OF the
tragedy.
G. W. Argo of Lenars, on tehalf OF the
defense. He said: The defendant enters
the plea OF not guilty" and in the eyes of
the law he is innocent until positive proof
OF guilt is established. Counsel gave a briet
history OF Arensdorf's. life, differing some.
what from previous statements. He was
horn in Belgium in 1851. At the age of
fourteen years he a. apprenticed to II
brewer. In 1871 he came to America, and
in 1877 he was selected by Mr.. Franz to be
the foreman OF his brewery in this city,
which position he has since held. At Mr..
Franz's death the brewery was conveyed
to q stock company and Arensdorf
was given a share OF the stock. He
has lived here ten years and es-
tablished a character for honesty and
~peaceableness. On che evening OF the MUIR
der it will be proven by the defense that
Arensdorl was not present az the time and
place, that he knew nothing OF the event
until after it's occurrence No one accused
the defendant until the so.called confession
OF fl. L. Leavitt. Leavitt sought by per-
jury to divert attention from himself. He
is the principal witness. He came here
sometime ago and opened one OF the vilest
places ever run, where the young OF both
sexes were lured to their ruin. The evi.
dence of such g man should not avail
against a man of the high character OF the
accused,
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KnIrhts MiIt Noe Paw the PolltIcians.

An important decision by the general ex-
ecutive board Of the knights Of Labor pro-
hibiting branches OF the order from voting
money for political purposes has been
made public in Chicago. Robert Nelson,
master workman OF the district assembly,
is the United Labor party's candidate for
mayor Of Chicago. A shor. time ago the
executive board of,Helson's district assem-
bly, voted the United Labor party $50 out
OF the general fund. Local assembly 400,
which forms part Of District Assembly "a,
protested at once to General Master Work
Powderly against the action OF the district
assembly. Che protest has brought out
the following ruling signed by Mr., Powder
iy. my decision that the action taken
by District Assembly "a in voting $50 to
the United Labor party or any other par
ty was clearly in violation Of law estab-
lished by precedent, is unanimously ar
proved by a majority OF the general execu.
tive bonrd. No money can be voted for
political purposes. Local Assembly "a
will pay no assessments for political pur.
Doses
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A Prize in the Lottery

OF life which is usually unappreciated until
it is lost, perhaps never to return, is health.
What a priceless boon it is, and how we
ought to cherish it, that life may not be a
worthless blank to us. Many OF the dis
eases that flesh is heir to, and which make
~(scrofula OF the lungs, and other scrufulous
and blood diseases, are completely cured
by DIR r. ". Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coyery" after allother remedies have failed.
DIR. Pierce's treastise on consumption
mailed for 10 cents in stamps. Address,
Wofl6is Dispepsary MsdioaI Association,
663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Rochester. N. "a. March 1a. Z

Rochester, N. X, March is, 'S6.
For many years ! have been troubled
with severe pains in the back OF my head
and neck, the pain being SO severe at times
that / was nearly insane, and my iriends
feared that 1 would be. Lumps aslarge al
a hickory-nut, would swell up on my fore
head and neck. I tried many different
kinds OF medicines ard physicians, butnont
seemed to reach my case, until ! com
menced the use OF DR.. Pardee's Rheumatic
Remedy, and before ! had used it fourd
the pain left my neck and shoulders and
went to my hips and limbs. / continued
taking the remedy, and the disease seemed
TO work downward, but there was utlittIs
pain. am still using the remedy, and ]
feel confident it will entirely cure me; for !
am 50 much better and stronger than |
have been for years. / cheerfully recem.
mend il TO all.
Very respectfully yours.
MRS. Phoebe WHEATON,.
10 Mt. Hope Avenue.
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Mensman's Pepto nized Beef Tonic. the only pFapara
ton OF beef contai ning its ENTIRE NUTRITIOUS PROP
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general debility; also, In all enfeebled conditions,
whether the result OF exhaustion, nervous prostration,
Overwork, or acu to disease, particularly IL resulting
from pulmonary complaints. CAswELL, HAZARD &
Coz ProprietorR New York. Sold by Druggists.
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W. II. Worthington, editor OF the spa.
irons OF H~usbandry," published at Colum.
bus, Mass; writes under date OF Feb. 20
1882: Your great remedy, Aliens Lung
Balsam, | have used in my family for fl
teen years for coughs and colds, and know
it to be the best" 25c., 5oc., and 81, 90 q
bottle.
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Tie fact that gooaSbeaith, stroLs mus
cles and sound nerves are a~ttainable,
should encourage every invalid to an earn
est endeavor in the right direction, Re,
member all disease owes it's origin more or
less to q lack oiiron in the blood, Iron
in the blood means health, strength and
vigor. Analize the blood OF an invalid and
little or no :ron will be found. Healthy
mems blood is full OF iron. The best
method Of supplying thin lack OF iron is by
using Browns Iron Bitters, a sure cure for
dyspepsia, general debility, weakness and
all wasting diseases.